Test results finally rcvd. Do kindly provide me with your interpretations according to the reference range you know best.

[Adventureseeker]

Firstly, thank you to the creator of this site; I am pretty relieved to have found it.

I was diagnosed with UAT 9 years ago when I was 20. I was immediately prescribed Levothyroxine; however, symptoms relentlessly persist. Symptoms include both Hyper and Hypo characteristics. Currently on 150mcg Levothyroxine.

I rcvd my blood test results today (20th Feb 2013) and they are as follows;

- Serum Free T4 = 30.6 EMOL

- Serum Free T3 = 4.4 EMOL

- Serum Free TSH = 0.02 mIU/L

Can anyone interpret the results on my behalf? I have some ideas, but even after 9 years.... I am still not adept with thyroid levels, conditions and treatment.

Many thanks in advance for taking the time to read this blog.

[Clarebear]

Hello - do you have the ranges to go with those results - we really need them to be able to interpret them properly?

However, without the ranges I would guess that your fT4 is high and your TSH is suppressed. Many people feel well with these results, but not everyone, and not me. I suspect your fT3 is not that high, but am guessing really, without the range. If this is the case, it would suggest to me that you are not converting the T4 very well into T3 (the active hormone). This maybe partly due to some other deficiency that you have e.g. Iron, ferritin, cortisol, or it may mean that you need to tak some direct T3 - either synthetic or in NDT (this is what has really helped me).

Have you been tested for iron, ferritin, vitamin B12, vitamin D and folate? These can mimic hypothyroid symptoms or a mentioned above, impact on the conversion process.

Please post the ranges and hopefully w will be abl to be of more help. Xx

[Adventureseeker]

Hi, thank you for replying. I was going off a guideline I found online. Even then, I don't know. Would be great to have more info on my levels before I go to see my doctor.

[Adventureseeker]

Also, I was Vit D deficient back in 2011. Iron and B12 appear to be fine. Folate...I do not know.

I will restart Vit D supplement again.

[Hashi_since_age9-1988]

It looks as though your are very over treated. What are your symptoms? Some symptoms are common to both hypo and hyper eg tiredness and muscle aches. Wish I had known that sooner.

[Adventureseeker]

Thank you.

I have to verify next week if I have Hashimotos. My levels were balanced out in 2011 on the current dosage I am taking, which is 150mcg.

I started taking 150mcg in February 2011. I then got tested end of 2011 which showed promising results of stability. Although, I still was not feeling very well.... even now, I am not feeling well at all.

[DeniseR]

Sometimes taking too much Levo can make you symptoms worse. This is what I found, yet my T3 was still quite low, so my endo said I probably had a reverse T3 issue and prescribed T3 for me. For a while I felt completely better but am now having symptoms again, although nowhere near as bad as I was on T4 only. So trying to find out what the issue is. It really is a balancing act and sometimes trial and error. Hope you get there soon